Reducer attachment for pouring spouts



Aug. 3', 1943. T H. AQCRAIG REDUCER ATTACHMENT FOR POURING SPOUTS I Filed Nov. 26. 1940 ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 3, 1943 '1 REDUCER; ATTACHMENT FOR DURING:

SPOUTS-f Harvey A. Craig, Darien,'Conn assignorto-B heeml l Manufacturing Company, Q Richmond, Calif corporation of California 1 I a t Application'l lovember 26, 19 40 Serial No. 367,170: 2 Claims. l. 2 3 l{f2 7'); ij

I ',The invention relates'to a means arranged to be combined with a, pouring spout so as to limit the size of'the stream which may otherwise be discharged. from the spout. More particularly the invention relates to a means of the character described, which is especially adapted for use 7 with a pouring spout applied to'a container and made up of one or more relatively movable secl tions which, when not in use are held in a retract'ed and unobtrusive position within'the conc tainer or a collar affixed to the containenor when in use are extended orprojected from the container or collar so as to enable the user-to more easily control and direct the flow of liquid from p the container, the attachment of my inventionbeing arranged forapplication to the spout to function therewith as a unit and without curtailing the features of extension or retraction, or

otherwise interfering with the functions and 'advantages of the spout except as to capacity of discharge; The desirability or' necessity'ior changing the capacity of the spout usually arises by'reason of the use ofthe container with different liquids or of the different nature or form of the receptacle into which the liquid is poured.

An object of the invention is to provide a spout reducer which is arranged for attachment or incorporation with the main spout in such manner that the reducer may be applied to existing spouts having adesign and construction devoted'en-fzt tirely to affording maximum pouring qualities for the capacity of thespoutywithcut requiring any change or departure in design or construction of reducer less effective than the main spout.

Another object of the invention is to provide a reducer which is of such design and so arranged for application to a pouring spout of the charl acter described,-- that when thereducer is operatively attached to the spout, the'latter may to- 'gether with the reducer, be retracted or collapsed such spouts, or any reduction in the capacity of the spout and without necessitating a design of within the minimum space used and required for the spout alone. i r r l A further object of the inventionis to provide a reducerhaving a spout which, when the reducer is attached to the main spout, is not only extendible and retractible with the main spout, but is extendible and retractible with respect thereto so as on the one'hand to permit ample length for "-A still-further reducerlto the main spout without the use of threads orsirnilar fastening means and without requiring the addition of extra parts such as gaskets a'ndfthelike; 1 1' l The invention possesses other objects and features-of advantage, some of-which,witl 1 theforef going, will be set forth in thefollowi'ng,descripti'on r the prefe'rred for-ml of-the invention which V is illustrated in the drawingaccompanying, and

forming :part of} the specification, It is to be 'una I derstood; howevehithat variations in the showing made by'the said drawing and description'may be adopted Within the scope of .forth in the claims Y I Referring to said-drawing: 1 Figure 1 is a cross sectional view ment of my invention applied totacollapsible type of pouring spout, the parts'being shown ii /the position whennotin use.u:. l l .7 I Figure 2 is a view simi1ar.t0 Figure'1, but Show ing thep'artsextended for user-s ,,;Figure;3 is a-planyiew of the reducer attachs- V ment ,asshown main spout. :1 p

Figured-is a viewsimilar' to Figure 1, but showh1g3 somewhat modified form oftheattachrnent.

- As -ill'ustratedin thegdrawing, the. reducer .of 7 my invention is particularly adapted for use in connectionwitha retractible or collapsible pouring spoutmade up Qfsecti nS Which may bej-extended in theuseof thespout-or retra'cted=0ne W t n eoi r w en norm vu e: This type 15 spout isjset forthindetail in Letters Patent, No, ,airascais ed, gus 1 36.;

As here shown,- the -retractible ojrj collapsible spout, Whichshall for; convenience be, hereinafter :called tlie mainspout is n ountedon theltop wall I er J5 of a container and comprises a plu-r' .oricov rali ori's'eries of tubular sections 6 of frustro ccrfical'iormi lThenvario usl sections are'of difierfeiit diameterisfo that the I successively smaller sectiohs'infayfit o-ne jwithin' the other. The largest of the sections forms the base an'd is fixed to the cover '5, whilethe' 'smallest section B which-is; ar-

' ranged "to forrhth'e, outlet for the "spoutisprm the reducer spout in pouring, and on the other hand to enable such spout like the section of the main spout, to be confined in the same transverse,

space'and without any portions protruding or dependingtherefrom when the unit is'collapse'd 'vided'with'an annular pourin'g' lip 'Lhere shown extending transversely outwardly A and overlying 'the 'other "sectionsij Below the. fixed {section is provided a perforated retainers which serves :as a support for theother sections when the spout is in the collapsed position shown in Figure 1; 1 As will beclearfrornFigure 2, when the 'sec- ."tion's: are extended within'j the limits permitted a objectoi the inventionis tOIiI'Olvise-r or the "effective operative attachme'nt of the- 'theinvention as set sf th eaech- I in Figure 1, and including the 1 within another and including a relatively fixed section into which each of said sections are retractible; a collar surrounding said fixed section, a retainer carried under said fixed section and upon which the sections may be supported when retracted, an auxiliary spout unit of relatively reduced capacity carried by the section outermost when the sections are extended and including a cylindrical portion detachably conand an extendible spout section retractible to lie within nected with said outermost section,

said outermost section and with its outer end substantially inwardly of the outer end of said collarwhen all of thesections are in retracted 7 position. v I

HARVEY A. CRAIG. 

